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Would a few carriers redirect German fighter production?

The small number of carriers would create too little demand to determine the whole fighter programme.

Aircraft Production Focke Wulf Fw 190 Graf Zeppelin Naval Aviation

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Question

Would demand for an Fw 190T carrier fighter reshape German fighter production?

Short answer

The small number of carriers would create too little demand to determine the whole fighter programme.

Notes

A useful carrier variant could exist alongside land-based fighter requirements. Its naval customers would still represent a limited part of total production. The answer therefore rejects a fleet of a few carriers as sufficient reason for a wholesale industrial shift.